This illustration, by the French artist Pierre Paul Prud’hon (c. 1758–1823), was initially intended for a collection of plays by Jean Racine (c. 1639-1699)....
Emperor Constantine V was the son of Emperor Leo III of Constantinople (r. 717-741), a ruler who brought much-needed stability to the Byzantine Empire...
This illustration, by the French artist Pierre Paul Prud’hon (c. 1758–1823), was initially intended for a collection of plays by Jean Racine (c. 1639-1699)....
This curious print was engraved by the 18th-century artist, Robert John Dunkarton, who copied the piece from a painting created by John Hamilton Mortimer...
Virgil (Roman poet, 70-19 BCE)
"Rumor, quicksilver afoot
and swift on the wing, a monster, horrific, huge
and under every feather on her body--what a marvel--
an eye...
The medieval Franks had a troublesome habit of dividing their empire between several related co-kings, often numbering four monarchs. This occurred after the death...
Constantine IV was a son and successor of Emperor Constans II of Constantinople (r. 641-668/669). Constans II, like many emperors of Roman and European...
